Overture Downs so stay with me because,

From a paramour? Wake was just shameless enough to ask.

The implication behind her nostalgic tone would be enough for most, but the winterwolf preferred to work with definites rather than assumptions. Besides, if Sun Eater or someone else of Saatsine saw fit to gift another wolf outside of the clan with a hard won pelt, then it was of great intrigue to him.

Any wolf valued by another automatically piqued his interest.

I do for now, he answered, breaths finally slowing to a more normal rate as the exertion wore off and a new task evolved before him. He studied her openly, attempting to discern more besides a regal posture. But it will not always be so. My journey to find those who will become my kith has only just begun, and I intend to build a homestead for those I find.

His tail gave a victorious wag, as if it were already done. Have you taken residence here also? If he were closer, he might have gleaned the scent of the creek from her; the same scent shared by the anomalous Lestan.